The Phi Phi Adventure Part 1

By 6 am last Sunday I was already up and about preparing everything we need to bring along on our trip; at exactly seven-thirty we were already at the Changi Airport Terminal 1 Check-in counter. As our plane was taxiing down the runway, travel troubles with my little kid began.

Oh gee! Having a hyperactive, three-year old boy could be such a pain when you are traveling. First thing was that he didn’t want to put on his seat belt; second, he wouldn’t stay put on his own chair; third, he’d run up and down the aisle throughout the flight. I was so exasperated that I even dreaded our trip back home.

Anyways, arriving at the Phuket International Airport was a breeze. The driver who was assigned to pick us up at the airport and bring us to the ferry terminal was so kind and hospitable. Because we still have time to kill before the ferry trip to Phi Phi Island, he brought us to a hilltop where we could see the whole of Phuket. Phuket is not too different from any sub-urban town in the Philippines.



The ferry ride from Phuket to Phi Phi was even longer than our airplane trip; the sea was a bit rough, as it had been raining for the past days. Most of the passengers were foreigners and of course, white people wanting to get some tan. The first stop of the ferry was at Ton Sai Bay, the very heart of Phi Phi Don, where the nightlife, shopping and restaurants are located. You get to see a lot of different kinds of boats covering the waters. You could see the remnants of the devastation brought about by the tsunami last December.



Twenty minutes more and we were already at the Laem Thong Beach in front of Holiday Inn Resort. The resort is such a serene place. We stayed at a bungalow a few steps from the reception house, and two bungalows deep from the beach. There’s a patio to lounge around, a big vase filled with water and floating flowers to wash your feet before entering, and flowers on your bed.



We got there at around six in the afternoon, so after settling, we decided to walk down the beach and have a look around. We got to a gypsy village right beside the resort and bought some drinks – we all know that prices at the mini-bar are quite steep. Herman was so surprised at the price of a bottle of Heineken beer that he bought two (less than S$1 each).



Then we went to the water sports activity center to book a longtail boat for the next day to go around the island, and that I will tell you about on my next post.





More pics in here. As I post a new blog regarding our trip, more pictures will be added to our collection.